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The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-04-16
Railroad Notes,

The Manitoba have 1000 teams at work
at Minot on the Montana extension.
The Dcs Moines & Fort Dodge railroad
has been leased to the Chicago. Rock Is
land & Pacific for eighteen years, or until
maturity of the bonded debt in 1905.
George W. Cushing, superintendent OF
metive power, machinery and rolling
stock of the Northern Pacific, has resign
ed and w. T. Small, heretofore. assistant
superintendent of machinery, has been
appointed IN his plare, the appointment to
take effect the 1st of May.
The first passenger train heated by steam
to be run on the Northern Pacific was put
on Tuesday and made the regular run be-
tween Brainerd and Duluth. The coaches
are heated by radiators, two being at each
end of the car, and by pipes enclosed i'll
metal boxes running through the cars, the
heat being controlled by registers. The
steam is supplied direct from the locomo-
tive boiler, but IN large trains or extreme
weather the plan contemplates the use OF
special boiler on an iron car.
Kittitas Localizer: Exaggerated ac-
counts of the persons killed and wounded
who were employed in the tunnel and
contiguous work have been published at
various times Below we give u brief ac
count of the number killed whilst 50 EN-
ployed. Thirty persons have been
wounded and nine killed. a majority
of them were killed by men taking risks
that the foreman expressly forbade.
Most of them were only slightly wound
ed. Some of those who were injured re-
sumed work as soon as cured.
The trunk lines east of Chicago have
discontinued the payment of commissions
to ticket agents, which means reduction
on an average Of about $25 per month OH
every coupon ticket agents salary. As
| a result of this action secret meeting
of ticket agents was held in Chicago and
a secret circular issued and sent to all the
ticket agents west of the Mississippi and
| Missouri rivers, also to all agents west,
northwest and southwest of Chicago, ask
ing their quiet cooperation to send all
east bound unconslgned business over one
line from Chicago, and to quietly inhu-
ence all the business they can over this
one route. This action is taken for the
purpose of influencing the business over
one particular line and to eventually com
pei the other roads to resume payment of
commissions in order to get a share of the
/ business. All business passing through
ST. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha and Kansas
City, from points west thereof, will like
wise be sent over one road to Chicago or
St. Louis. 1t is also stated that the order
Of Railway Station Agents, now being
rapidly organized throughout the United
States are taking up the subject and
heartily cooperating III it. 1t is believed
that if the travelling public arc made
aware of the facts in the case they will
assist the agents whenever possible, pre-
ferring to see the agents make the com
mission than to let it go to the companies
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-04-16
Climax! Climax! Climax!

See that you get the original Climax
Flour manufactured and guaranteed by
the undersigned and sold only by Thomp-
son Bros RUSSELL & MILLER MILLING
COMPANY. Bismarck. d. T.
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-04-16

The steamer U. s. Grant is now making
regular trips on Flathead lake, transport.
imp passengers aud freight.
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-04-16
Polo Ponies.

York, carload-23 head--of Montana ma
tive horses or ponies. They came from the
old Sweetland ranch, now owned by Nor
rison & Co., and are consigned to and
owned by r. F. Potter of New York.
These ponies are to be used as polo horses
and are believed to possess the strength,
harGihood and activity, as well as light
weight, that are the peculiar requisites of
the riding animals used in that game.
Formerly polo ponies were drawn chiefly
from Texas, and this Montana purchase
is an experiment which, if successful,
will make quite a market for our native
horses. Last year an English team
cleaned up the American polo players
and if the latter win back the champion
ship this year it is probable that some of
these Montana colts will be under the
winners.
As to Arrests on the Grow Reservation.
Nine ranchers on the Yellowstone be-
tween Billings and Park City have lately
been arrested for cutting timber on the
Crow reservation. Last winter during the
extremely cold weather which prevailed
these ranchers, unable to obtain fuel from
any other source, crossed the river and un-
disturbed cut wood with which to keep
their families from freezing. 1t seems
they were all closely watched, and now
since the weather has moderated hungry
deputy marshals, expecting to reap har-
vest from these unfortunate ranchers, have
caused their arrest and all will likely be
made to disgorge unjust fines.
A Washington special to the Pioneer
Press says the Indian bureau has no in
formations regarding the arrest of Monta-
ma farmers for the alleged cutting of tim
Der on the Crow Indian Reservation. The
| commissioner believes that the agent
would not have taken arbitrary action
without reporting to the office. He i:
disposed to think that the alleged depre
dations of whites. if any, could not beer
injuriously extensive, and that a scarcity OF
fuel would 60 far to excuse such depre
dations, if there was any such committed
as alleged in the special dispatch from
Billings. The theory entertained at th'
department, is that Agent Will amson ha
exceeded his authority if any arrests o
settlers have been made. In the absence
of any advices to the department, th'
theory is entertained here that there mus
be a mistake. For had Agent William
son made the arrests reported, he woul'
have promptly notified the department o
the fact and asked for further instructions
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-04-16

XNANTED-Situation by man and wife. Lady
w is good cook or nurse. Man is used to
ranch work or working for family. Apply to
WILLIAM SEARS,
Livingston, NJ T.
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-04-16

List of Letters Advertised at Livingston
Mont, April II, 1887.
Anbros, Louis NJ Livingston Hotel.
Bremen, George Nugent Louise
Berten, william Parker, Patsey
BsI, Willism Vest Frank G
7, ", WRIGHT, ?. n.
The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-04-16

r ITHOGRAPH pictures of Livingston for
IL eale at this Office at 25 cents each; put up in
rollers and mailed to any address for 50 cents
each Enterprise, Livingston.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23

:. : s-asBsA,ee That Dttwesn 500 0OO UDO
, and 5000, 100000 will be expended in railroad
construction In the United States during the
current year.
The white settlers near Defiance, n. NJ.
are becoming alarmed at the restlessness Of
the Nayaioes and have sent for troops TO
guard their homes.
A dress parade of the Ilaytien army took
place II few days ago. Thirteen prlvates
ten officers, and six drummers were the chief
features of the display.
At Greenwood, Ark, a colOred preacher,
who a short time ago celebrated his 1924 birth
day, has taken out license to marry Mrs.
Edie Smith, aged 62 years
She Cooking at book of medieval lllustra-
tions)-Doy YOU believe Satan has wingsi He
Don't you know, my DEAR he is generally
supposed to be a very fly individual.
AT Point Pleasant, w. Va, few days ago,
A II year-old boy died from the effects of
dose OF patent medicine administered TO him
by his father. The boy died with all the
s. mptoms Of arsenical poisining.
Undertaken Ito new boy Did you see the
ladys New Boy-Yessir, an she asst me If the
funeral 'rangements was all completed. I'm
dertaker-You said they We're! New Boy
Yessir, told her we'd get everything dead
to rights.
The editor Of Carlisle (Pa.) Volunteer says
that he was rendered for some minutes breath
less last week by stranger-who proved to be
an old Delinquent Misunderstanding into
his office and panking down sixty three round
silver dollars, the total amount due for back
subscription.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23
MICHIGAN MATTERS.
Death of "A Prominent citizen.

Henry IL. Brown of the law firm of
Brown X Thomas of Battle Creek and one
of the most prominent, energetic and gem
erOus of Miehigan's citizens, is dead.
Henry Ill. Brown was born in Ypsilanti,
Aug. Ia, 1928 His father, Thomas b.
Brown, was millwrght and built the first
mill erected in Ypsilanti His mother,
Anna Cleveland Lee, was a relative of
Gen. Robert T.. Lee. Mr.. Brown when Ia
years of age entered the naval school in
Boston. The following year he sailed to
South America, and later spent eighteen
months ON the west coast Of Africa in the
frigate United States. One of his ship
mates was Elisha Kent Kane, the famous
Arctic explorer. In lS49 he was attached
to the steamer Michigan on the northern
lakes, and passed the next nine years on
the Pacific coast. He served two terms in
the state Legislature of Oregon, and in
California he was miner, farmer and
trader. He was an editor of the Eureka
(Cal. Union for fourteen months, and as
sOcate editor of the Jackson (OTegon)
Herald. AT the opening of the civil war
Mr.. Brown was deputy clerk of the Harri-
son county court in Mississippi, and when
the union army took possession of New
Orleans he went to Cuba. On his return
TO Battle Creek in 1864 he was arrested as
a confederate spy and taken before az
United States commissioner, but after eX-
animation was honorably discharged.
He located in Battle Creek, where he
studied law and was admitted to practice in
the Michigan courts. He has worked ac-
lively for the success of the democratic
party, and has been engaged in some of
the most important civil and criminal
of strong determination, great energy and
enterprise, and has been elected to many
local positions of honor and trust and has
given generously of his means to beautify
and improve Battle Creek. His last days
were passed in perfecting a system of con-
densed printing Gust issued) called
"alatypes, or stenotypography, together
with the elements of alagraphy or syllable
sh orthand.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23
Some Figures About sheep.

The following statement, showing the
number of sheep and pounds of wool
sheared in the state in 1856, and the num-
Der of sheep now on hand, is made up
from farm statistics as returned this
spring by the supervisors of 1,046 town.
ships, and carefully prepared estimates
for the remaining townships in the state.
OF tee townships from which supervisors
reports have been received only seventeen
are i'm the southern four tiers of counties
and twenty in the central counties. The
number of sheep sheared in the state in
1856 was 5,132 900, and the number of
pounds of wool IL, $50, S04, an average per
head of 5.Sl pounds, The number of
sheep on hand this spring is 1904, 749; at
the same average per head as in 1886 the
wool clip of the present year will amount
to 11,647, 070 pounds. The number Of
sheep sheared in the southern counties in
1856 was 1875, 732 and pounds of wool H.
395, sol, an average per head of 5S2
pounds; the number of sheep Sheared in
the central counties 15S, 14S, pounds of
wool $50, $50, an average per head of SOL
pounds; number of sheep sheared in the
northern counties 1919, pounds of wool
104, 447, average per head $50 pounds.
Each report since 1884, compared with the
preceding report, shows a decrease in the
number of sheep i'm the state. The loss
from 1884 to 1855 was SS,Sl2; from 1885
TO 1856 it was 232, 0S6, and the number
now on hand is 1913, $50 less than in 1886.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23
The Latest In Regard to the Tuscola
County Mystery.

A recent telegram from Denver, Col,
gives some further facts concerning the
disappearance of Mrs. Albert Brooks of
Juniata, TuscOla county, the reputed heir
CaS to $50, 900, who sent an agonizing letter
t. her husband declaring she was insane.
There is no question that the woman left
home and came to Denver last September.
Since that time her movements have been
erratic and seemingly without intelligent
and coherent purpose and object. She
labored under what was probably an utter
delusion that ( fortune of $3.50, 900 had
been left her by the sister of dead lover
of hers of years ago named, according to
her story, Van Doe. No one knows any
such person, no will or other papers con-
veying to her any property are to be found
in the public offices, and there is nothing
beyond her assertion to show that the
whole matter is not the creation of her
disordered imagination.
The story that she is held in captivity
In a secret and unknown place by persons
who are seeking to eXtort money from her
is undoubtedly equally as well founded as
that of her having any fortune at ALL Mrs.
Brooks is not now i'm Denver, but there is
little doubt that she can readily be found,
and when found it will be at some place
where she is at work earning her living
and nursing the crazy idea of her uncount-
ed wealth, which has given rise to the
whole sensation
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23
Alleged Dynamite Plot.

The following information has been re-
ceived from an official source: "lnforma-
ton has been received in London which
leaves no doubt that dynamiters have ar
ranged to commit an outrage or series of
outrages. during jubilee day, but the au-
thorities have full knowledge of the con-
spiracy and those engaged in it, and are
confident that they will defeat the plotters.
For months past reports of the movements
of prominent plotters abroad and their
probable accomplices I'm England. have
been received in London almost daily.
The chief ports have been watched during
the same period, in view of the arrival of
certain suspects from without, previous
notice having been received from British
agents abroad. The movements of Pat
rick Casey and his associates in Paris,
who have been very active lately, have
been closely followed by special detect
ives, and others outside the Casey ring are
also known to have been watched. Rosa s
complaint to the New York police on June
3 was absurd. He requires little watch
ing. Others in New York and elsewhere
are more important and are constantly be-
ing Swallowed and reported upon.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23
Gathered From Our Exchanges.

Boring on the Coldwater gas we'll has
been commenced.
Sebewaing, Huron county, had $40, 900
fire on the night of the 18th inst.
Huntington will issue S33, 900 in bonds,
and erect central school building
Charles Gilbert of st. Clair, is in Jail for
forging camp orders at East Tawas.
Four persons were drowned while fish
ing near Kalamazoo on Sunday, the 18th
inst.
Joseph Bell, for 80 years prominent
citizen of Benton Harbor, is dead, aged 73
years.
Chester Parsons resident of Saline
township, Washtenaw county for 60 years,
Is dead.
Another lot of important ore discoveries
have been made between lshpeming and
Negaunee.
An additional force of men has been put
at work on the international TUNNEL at
Port Huron.
II cost A. T. Butts of Cambria, Hills
dale county S75 for cruelty whipping his
11-year old boy.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23
McDonald's Mad.

An Ottawa dispatch says that Sir John Nc
Donald has threatened to resign II the COM
mons adopted a resolution i'm favor of total
prohibition. While no individual case of
coercion Is cited, still Sir Johns reported
threat Is said to have had considerable
effect on his followers. The prohibition
lists are jubilant at the closeness of the
vote, and while they do not anticipate OBJ
taining anything from this parliament,
. they will organize strongly for the next
general election.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23
Mexican War Pensions.

More than Is, 900 claims under the Mexi-
can pension bill have been filed at the
pension Office, and of this number $500
come from claimants, principally widows,
past 20 years of age. Half of the 5000
claimants are probably over go years of
age. 1t was not thought when congress
adjourned that the pension office, without
an increase of force, would be able to do
much with Mexican claims, but by diligent
labor considerable progress has been made
and Mexican claimant pension certificates
are now being issued at the rate of 200 to
250 a daY.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23
Foreign Visitors.

A party of Italian gentlemen are now
doing this country having landed May 30
last, and form the first excursion party of
that nation to visit the United States. In
the party all classes are representative
nobility, commerce, journalism, art, law,
politics, etc. The members of the party
express themselves highly pleased with
what they have seen of the country, and
especially with the hearty and cordial
welcome extended to them by both Ameri-
cans and their own countrymen. The
tour includes visits to New York and sur
roundings, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Louisville, Mammoth Caves of
Kentucky, Cincinnati, Chicago, Niagara
Falls, Boston, Newport, etc.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23
Michigan's Share.

At the recent meeting of the annual
council of the Mount Vernon association,
held at Mount Vernon, the vice-regents
were requested to make a report of the
meeting for the leading journals Of their
respective states. Mrs. Rathbone of Ann
Arbor, has in accordance with this request
prepared the following report:
The contributions made by Michigan to
the Mount Vernon endowment fund for
the year 1ss6-s7 are given in the order in
which they were received;
From the school children Of Kala-
mazoo, through Mr.. n. II. FrenchS ~ 81
Through Mrs. Frank Keller, East
Saginaw NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is 90
BY Mrs. +. &. Smith, lansing. 1 90
Through Mrs. c. j. Willets, ST.
LOUIS. ......... ............... 3 81
Through Mrs. Don NJ. Dickinson,
Detroit NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 141 90
Through Miss Lois Angel, Ann
ArbOr. ..................... 8 90
Through Mrs. {. Jesse Church,
Greenville. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2 25
Total ................... .S195 "a
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23

pen eS anu nXed charges, the deficiency
Icing 81 1,55i IL Twelve companies car
ried forw ird delft balances to next year
amounting to ; ,43I,52 o.. The remain.
ing D. companies carry forward credit
balance for the sum of 0965.0 j9 O6, thus
showing "A net credit balance at the close
of the year operations of So, ,545 81.
The house has defeated the bill to buy a
tract of land adjoining lonia prison.
The state encampment date has been
changed. 1t will begin August and con-
| 'tinue until the tn. AID teen. Drum
has as igned Col. Black OF the Twenty
third United States infantry, stat oned at
i ort Wayne, as inspector general of the
camp.
The house has passed the bill amending
school laws. 1t provides that two exam
liners together with the probate judge,
shall elect a secretary, who shall perform
an inspection of schools for the county,
instead of having 1t done 10y the chairman
of township boards A first grade certif-
cate once issued is made available in any
county of the state.
The senate mas passed the bill fC. the
consoid ition in 1891 of Bay City, West Bay
City and kssexvile. The bill is like the
one for the consolidation of the Saginaws,
a committee of three from each place pre-
pairing a charter. In the case Of the Bay
Cities Congressman Fisher is to be arbiter.
4he house has passed Mr.. Pierce's bill TO
provide for the compulsory education of
luy emile disorderly persons in cities and
villages. Ii provides that all cities and
villages may establish ungraded schools
that all persons between the ages of . and
IL years who are habitu al truants from
school, or who while in school. are incor-
rigible,, vicious or immoral, shall be
deemed juvenile disorderly persons, and
may be compelled by legal process to attend
the ungraOed school. The success of q
school of this class in Detroit has led to a
desire that the system may be extended
to other cities.
The bill of Mr. Croker Of Macomb, to
compensate out of the dog tax fund the
owners of horses cattle or swine bitten by
man dogs has passed the house. 1t is an
amendment to the law for the protection
OF sheep.
Any quack may now practice as a ply
stefan or surgeon in this state the senate
having killed the bill compelling examina-
ton and regi tration. The advocates of
the bill made a vigorous fight for IL, and
cited many instances in which persons
have been killed by quack practitioners.
The bill, making an appropriation of $780,
600 for Michigan monuments at the Gettys'
burg memorial awaits the governors sig
nature. The biz empowers the governor
TO name three officers TO locate sites for
the monuments.
The appropriation bill for a new build.
ing at the state normal school, 20 cost $50
O0O, has passed both houses, nd must now
run the batteries of the go. Ior's Office.
The Ogg contract labor bill, providing
for work in prisons on state account,
failed of assage in the house the other
day, but was reconsidered and laid on the
lie. IT Is said that the measure is dis.
tinctly in the interests of the state. both
morally and financially, and its ultimate
defeat will retard genuine prison reform.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23

CATTLE-Market steady shipping steers
81 6o 40; cows. bulls and Mixed as 90;
stockers and feeders s26C@3 o; Texans,
az . 0pi -.
HoGs-Market strong early, closed
easier; rough and mixed, $4.G as; pack.
ing and shipping S4.SO,a5 = light, "a so
al o. skips, 81 4.50.
SHEEP-Market stronger; natives, 1904
western, 81 1908 st; Texans, 81 5c0e3 %
lambs, 81 5J613 CO.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-06-23
President CLEVELAND Reyokes the Order.


Indignant protests and the severest con-
domination have come from all sections Of
the country, regarding the order that
the rebel flags captured during the
war and now stored in the war department
building, be returned to the states from
which they were taken. The order for
the return of the flags has been revoked
as is seen by the following letter:
| have considered with more care than
when the subject was orally presented to
me, the action of your department direct
ing letters to be addressed to the governors
of all the states Offering to return. if de-
sired, to the loyal states, the union flags
captured during the rebellion by the con-
federate forces and afterwards recovered
by government troops; and to the confed-
crate states, the flags captured by the
union forces, all of which for many years
have been packed in boxes and stored
in the cellar and attic of the war depart
ment. l am of the opinion that the re-
turn of the flags in the manner thus con-
templated is not authorized by existing
law, nor justified by an executive act.
request, therefore, that no further steps
be taken in the matter except to examine
and inventory the flags and adopt proper
measures for their preservation. Any
direction as to the final disposition of them
should originate with congress.
Yours truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.